title: Complete mitochondrial genome of Lacerta agilis (Squamata, Lacertidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Lacerta agilis was determined in the present paper. The genome was 17,090 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region (CR). The gene composition and order of which was similar to most other Squamate reptiles. The overall base composition of the genome in descending order was 31.29% A, 26. 39% C, 29.01% T and 13.29% G, with a slight AT bias of 60.30%. CR is located between the tRNA-Pro and tRNA-Phe genes and is 1688 bp in length, some tandem repeat sequences and conserved elements (CSB1-3) were found in the control region.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University , Guilin, Guangxi , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ping-Sheng
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Chun-Rong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: She
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Hui-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: De-Long
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Xin-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008116:Lizards / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics
keywords: Complete mitochondiral genome; Lacerta agilis; Lacertidae